Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

Chapter 0539

"No...no...I wasn't willing." Her voice is firm yet quiet in volume. I wish I had misheard, I wish I had this wrong...is she saying what I think she is saying.

"You mean?"

"It was a long time ago.."

"Mum..." Josie starts to sob out, as she tries to take a step closer to Mum.

"You knew about this?" So much rage is laced in Jaxon's voice as he turns on Auntie Alora.

"Yes.."

"Not at the time no, she was in a coma. It isn't Alora's fault any more than it is mine. We were both victims..'

"He attacked you? He forced himself on you?" I can already feel my chest stretching out, my spine elongating to my full height as pure red molten anger boils through my veins.

I wanted blood, I wanted his death. I could feel Jaxon next to me reacting in the same way, feel his wolf on the verge of hunting this alpha down and ripping his head off.

Because that's what I am going to do. He hurt our mother...

"Yes!"

"And he's still breathing?"

lived with a severed mate bond, that is a punishment worse than death. Why give him the

has taken Cleo, to act out revenge

He needed out, he needed to find her. What if he was hurting her as we stand here

my fault."

brow furrow in

forced her into his

stands on the fringe of my family crisis, her

blame..." Her hands move to her face as she tries to hold

her." Jaxon states out next

waste here she could be in pain...just

grip me

shakes his head, his

is relying on us to do." "He has taken her." I roar out impatiently. I don't

willingly. He's been

you take the lands back." Mum turns to Dad, her hand

gave up those lands decades ago." He says as

pack member?" Josie is pulled back towards Knox, his hands tightly wrapping around her. What I would give to have